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this encompasses all of us. i'm just the one that's here to receive it, i guess, today. >> and you're very modest about that, but i have to say everything i read about what you did, absolutely remarkable and truly heroic. and a lot of it, not just about that incident, but about what happened in the valley in afghanistan back in 2007 is written about so extraordinarily. he spent about a year with you guys. i just want to set it up a little. so you're going down a trail. you come under an ambush by taliban fighters. there's also this machine gunfire. you get hit. fortunately you're wearing body armor. but you lead a couple other guys in and start rescuing other members of your platoon. tell me a little bit about that moment when you came under fire your and your decision to risk your own lives to save the others. >> it wasn't a decision i had to make. it was already going to happen. that is what the training was for. we didn't go to tour unprepared. we went very prepared. and every single person out there that day
this encompasses all of us. i'm just the one that's here to receive it, i guess, today. >> and you're very modest about that, but i have to say everything i read about what you did, absolutely remarkable and truly heroic. and a lot of it, not just about that incident, but about what happened in the valley in afghanistan back in 2007 is written about so extraordinarily. he spent about a year with you guys. i just want to set it up a little. so you're going down a trail. you come under an...
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bill gavin, great to have you with us. thank you, sir. >> thanks, thomas, my pleasure. >>> signs that kim jong-il has chosen his youngest son to be his successor. what do we know about him? a live report from south korea coming up. >>> was sarah palin booed on "dancing with the stars"? 3q (ve) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets without making me drowsy, cause i want to be alert around this big guy. live claritin clear. indoors and out. >>> following two breaking news stories this morning. the first one at the university of texases at austin where the campus is on lockdown. we understand a gunman came into the library there and opened fire and then fatally shot himself, however, campus police are searching for a potential second suspect. right now i understand we have someone on the phone. cindy posy a student at the university -- cindy, excuse us here. explain to us what happened there this morn
bill gavin, great to have you with us. thank you, sir. >> thanks, thomas, my pleasure. >>> signs that kim jong-il has chosen his youngest son to be his successor. what do we know about him? a live report from south korea coming up. >>> was sarah palin booed on "dancing with the stars"? 3q (ve) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets...
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chief, thanks very much for joining us. i mean, these are horrible times anyway, in most parts of the country to be a real estate agent. it's hard to make a sale, and now these folks feel terrorized. what's been the reaction in your community? >> i believe the reaction is probably what you would normally expect for such a heinous crime occurring. people are concerned. there's some fear going around. obviously there's a lot of relief that we have made apprehensions. >> we said 25-year-old robert brooks. 27-year-old grant cooper. what do we know about them? what's their background? >> they have a pretty much clean record. they don't have a big history involving crime in ohio or anywhere that we can locate at this moment. there's a third individual brother. he has spent time in jail. he is on bond. excuse me, he's on parole from, i believe, a wisconsin charge. >> and we're talking, of course, about this one case of vivian martin. there is another murder and then the robbery. what are the chances that these are related? >> the
chief, thanks very much for joining us. i mean, these are horrible times anyway, in most parts of the country to be a real estate agent. it's hard to make a sale, and now these folks feel terrorized. what's been the reaction in your community? >> i believe the reaction is probably what you would normally expect for such a heinous crime occurring. people are concerned. there's some fear going around. obviously there's a lot of relief that we have made apprehensions. >> we said...
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get triple points every time you use your card at marriott. apply now and earn 22,500 bonus points when you use your card and enjoy a free night stay. so, before you know it, work time becomes well-deserved downtime. apply now at marriott.com/freenightstay. you've got staying power. >>> you may have heard people say that 30 is the new 20, but according to a new study, it also may be the new midlife crisis. people between 35 and 44 are signing up for counciling at record rates and have...
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if you, do call us. tell us why, right? okay. >> exactly. >> what about soccer superstar david beckham. he's got some legal issues going on. >> he's got a libel lawsuit against bower publishing, the publisher of "in touch" magazine. they have a story this week from a call girl that said she had a roitantic trice with david beckham. he says these are not true. they are lies. >> how much does that taint him? >> there's been allegations in the past. i don't think it taints him at all. he's an athlete. he's got the wife and two kids. he's sending a message by putting this lawsuit out there saying it's not true. >> okay. alisha quarles, good to see you. >> well, you've heard the expression that everything is big in texas. there's a big exception, however in ft. worth. as you can see right there. look at those pint-sized ponies and the kids trotting them out there. they are hosting the miniature world horse show. they're little horses from around the globe. they'll be entered in a variety of contests to compete for prizes worth a
if you, do call us. tell us why, right? okay. >> exactly. >> what about soccer superstar david beckham. he's got some legal issues going on. >> he's got a libel lawsuit against bower publishing, the publisher of "in touch" magazine. they have a story this week from a call girl that said she had a roitantic trice with david beckham. he says these are not true. they are lies. >> how much does that taint him? >> there's been allegations in the past. i don't...
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can you sort this out for us? what's the problem? >> well, the queen has always had a bit of a reputation for being frugal, but in her defense, we are talking about really big utility bills. about $1.5 million a year. times are hard at the moment. we're fresh out of a recession and it seems even the queen is counting the royal pennies. according to documents unearthed by a british newspaper, someone at buckingham palace wrote to the government to ask for their share of a special fund which was really designed for people on no incomes. the money had been set aside to upgrade rickety old heating systems to make them more energy efficient. and no doubt buckingham palace and windy castle fit that bill. the trouble is the queen is generally considered to be way above the poverty line. a spokeswoman for buckingham palace has said that royal aides didn't know the money was earmarked for the poor when they wrote the letters and they were just trying to save the taxpayer money by improving energy efficiency. as you can imagine, this has got t
can you sort this out for us? what's the problem? >> well, the queen has always had a bit of a reputation for being frugal, but in her defense, we are talking about really big utility bills. about $1.5 million a year. times are hard at the moment. we're fresh out of a recession and it seems even the queen is counting the royal pennies. according to documents unearthed by a british newspaper, someone at buckingham palace wrote to the government to ask for their share of a special fund...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us now from capitol hill. good morning. >> good morn pentagon. it's going to be a big day, a big week and a big season headed into the elections as congress tries to figure out whether or not to extend these bush tax cuts that are expiring at the end of the year. now, coming out of the weekend republican leader john boehner who had been critical of the president's plan signaled that he might support it in order to get something done before these tax cuts expire. but all hopes of a compromise were dashed when his party came out very strongly yesterday and said that these tax cuts must be preserved for everyone, the poor, the middle class, and, yes, the wealthy. those who make over $250,000. his party is not the only group to support that. we now know of at least three democrats who say, look, this is the wrong time with our economy still not on good footing to raise taxes. we need to preserve these tax cuts for everyone. so it's a fight not only against republicans but against some members of the democratic party as well. lynn? >> thanks. >>> last
nbc's tracie potts joins us now from capitol hill. good morning. >> good morn pentagon. it's going to be a big day, a big week and a big season headed into the elections as congress tries to figure out whether or not to extend these bush tax cuts that are expiring at the end of the year. now, coming out of the weekend republican leader john boehner who had been critical of the president's plan signaled that he might support it in order to get something done before these tax cuts expire....
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give us that tap. the company often says, well, we would like to help, but we don't know how to do that. so this is a bill that would require any communications provider to have the ability to give that access to law enforcement. now, it's one thing to just listen in. it's another thing to decode communications that are often decrypted. so the companies also have to figure out how to decode the messages so the fbi can monitor them when they have a judge's order allowing them to do it. >> they may concern some in terms of privacy. i want to go to an fbi official and what he said to "the new york times". he said we're talking about lawfully authorized intercepts here. we're not talking expanding authority. we're talking about preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security. but in order to accomplish this, when we're thinking of this issue, that goal here, don't you have to change the fundamental structures of the way the internet is wo
give us that tap. the company often says, well, we would like to help, but we don't know how to do that. so this is a bill that would require any communications provider to have the ability to give that access to law enforcement. now, it's one thing to just listen in. it's another thing to decode communications that are often decrypted. so the companies also have to figure out how to decode the messages so the fbi can monitor them when they have a judge's order allowing them to do it. >>...
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also, a family vehicle she may have been using. cadaver dogs went in and there could be have been a scent of human remains inside the apartment. and so based on some of the evidence that they collected, they were able to move forward with a couple of charges. one is aggravated child neglect and endangerment. the second is filing a police report. >> police believe the baby is alive. >> we can only hope for the best in any case. that's just what we hope for is the best in this particular point until we are proven otherwise. they are moving forward at this time and do think, unfortunately, something may have had happened to this child. so they need the mom to come clean with her story. they do not think she is telling the truth in this case. anyone with information in the area needs to come forward. once all the dna is processed, they may be able to figure out we need to search this particular area, this particular site or take this particular person into questioning. so that's really where they are at in the investigation. >> michell
also, a family vehicle she may have been using. cadaver dogs went in and there could be have been a scent of human remains inside the apartment. and so based on some of the evidence that they collected, they were able to move forward with a couple of charges. one is aggravated child neglect and endangerment. the second is filing a police report. >> police believe the baby is alive. >> we can only hope for the best in any case. that's just what we hope for is the best in this...
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the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book "obama's wars" hot off the presses not yet released but you've seen in the "new york times" "the washington post" a couple of the things in the book relate to your turf. in the book, president obama calls a nuclear attack a "potential game-changer" quoted in an interview "when i go down the list of things i have to worry about all the time that is at the top because that's one where you can't afford any mistakes." this was said, of course, after a drill in may involving a scenario of crude nukes in indianapolis and los angeles, nuclear mate
the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book...
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used to use. old textbooks. is that what's behind this? are they looking backward right now? >> yes. they looked at three old history textbooks that were used in texas classrooms from 1999 to 2002. but some of the board members also went back and looked at current textbooks and said they suspect that some of the same problems are in the current books. >> okay. well, anyway, suspecting that which is current, there is one example given by the resolution that reads in one stance, devoting 120 student text lines to christian beliefs, practices and holy writings but 248, more than twice as many, to those are islam. will this be enacted in the future by literally counting words? is that what this is going to come to? >> it's hard to say. this isn't a legally binding resolution. it's basicallily just a strong warning to textbook companies from one of their largest markets. whether they are going to nitpick line by line, that seems difficult to do. we'll have to wait and see. >> real quickly, texes say huge market. does this mean because of the power they have and the sheer volume of
used to use. old textbooks. is that what's behind this? are they looking backward right now? >> yes. they looked at three old history textbooks that were used in texas classrooms from 1999 to 2002. but some of the board members also went back and looked at current textbooks and said they suspect that some of the same problems are in the current books. >> okay. well, anyway, suspecting that which is current, there is one example given by the resolution that reads in one stance,...
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a bunt and david used a wheelchair to get to first. anything goes when you have nothing to play for. white sox won it 5-2. that's the "first look" at sports. >>> now for another quick look at the weather. bill karins. i think it's relatively unfair the way they cover baseball because there's so much coverage. i think maybe sports like figure skating should get that much air time. >> you don't have any like bias toward figure skating or anything, do you? >> nope, nope. >> you didn't do that for many years or anything? >> ten, but you know. >> that's it. we'll have to get some of that footage of your figure skating days. >>> this is a horrible morning commute. we have high wind warning for new york city. the winds are going to be very gusty today along with some of the squally rains. we have flash flood warnings in effect for areas around d.c. and a tornado watch from philadelphia southwards down along the coast. you can see the rain, the rain. the yellows where heavy rain is coming down. between philly and d.c. is the worst of it. now w
a bunt and david used a wheelchair to get to first. anything goes when you have nothing to play for. white sox won it 5-2. that's the "first look" at sports. >>> now for another quick look at the weather. bill karins. i think it's relatively unfair the way they cover baseball because there's so much coverage. i think maybe sports like figure skating should get that much air time. >> you don't have any like bias toward figure skating or anything, do you? >> nope,...
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bertha coons joins us to tell us what's happening today. bertha, there are a lot of changes that begin today. tell us about them. oh. >>> that's right. the full obama care doesn't go into effect until 2014. some key changes that are patient protections part of that act going into effect today including no, you already mentioned this one, children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage anymore. the wrinkle on that is a lot of insurers now, they find if they're not sure how that's going to work for them. so they're only going to do that through family plans. if you buy on their own, you will have trouble buying on a child-only plan for that. they're lifting the lifetime limits on how much coverage you can get. this is important for people who may have cancer, hem fill yeah, they can no longer max out. if you get cancer, some people have complained that insurers can drop them. rescission is now banned as well. you cannot be dropped for a condition. the two biggest changes that affect the most people are the extensions for kids
bertha coons joins us to tell us what's happening today. bertha, there are a lot of changes that begin today. tell us about them. oh. >>> that's right. the full obama care doesn't go into effect until 2014. some key changes that are patient protections part of that act going into effect today including no, you already mentioned this one, children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage anymore. the wrinkle on that is a lot of insurers now, they find if they're not sure...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> federal investigators are now trying to determine why a bus carrying children and parents plunged off a highway in maryland yesterday. the tour bus dropped 45 feet off of interstate 270 in bethesda after it crashed through a guard rail and hit a concrete barrier. the bus driver was killed and at least 12 passengers were hurt. it might take a year or more for the accident investigation to be completed. >>> a lot of anticipation in chile after word that those 33 trapped miners could be above ground just two weeks from now. the rescue effort is moving along faster than expected, although today families of 27 of those miners are filing suit against the government there and mining company. nbc kerry sanders is live outside the mine in chile and at least some good news there. there has to be a lot of excitement an
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>> it rein ijs us. it gets us so angry. here we have the people that are supposed to be taking care of our soldiers and what they do instead is that they turn their backs to them and allow somebody to profit. that's wrong. >> think about how much money the insurance company can make by trading the death benefit of our soldiers and then they give a little bit of it to politicians and tell everybody they're doing the soldiers a favor. did you feel like the insurance company and the government was doing you a favor? >> when we found out about this, we felt totally victimized. we felt that there was no honor. and everything that jeff had done. you don't come back to a government who is actually going to play games like this. this makes no sense. corporate america, i was crushed when i heard about prudential. i didn't think an american company would be able to profit from -- on the blood of our loved ones. >> do you think people understand how much prudential and others were making by running this scam? still are making by runni
>> it rein ijs us. it gets us so angry. here we have the people that are supposed to be taking care of our soldiers and what they do instead is that they turn their backs to them and allow somebody to profit. that's wrong. >> think about how much money the insurance company can make by trading the death benefit of our soldiers and then they give a little bit of it to politicians and tell everybody they're doing the soldiers a favor. did you feel like the insurance company and the...
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his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a v
his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of...
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this is not new to us. but, what we said in geneva, we said the same thing in vienna, and we had -- emphasized our position in tehran declaration. we have a stable position. we have announced that within in the framework, within a clear framework and context we are ready for the fuel swap. if the other side wants to have the same agreement, within the same framework, we are ready to do it. our position in geneva is -- and in tehran is the same. so we didn't change our approach. we did not change our decision. those supposed to have the fuel want to meet concern conditions and those conditions were not acceptable to us. that is a deal. that is a business. that can be a cooperation for the greater cooperation, but on the pretext of a fuel swap they cannot violate our rights. >> of course, among the issues that he has not been able to explain, if iran is being treated so unfairly by the u.n. watchdog agency, why have so many of iran's longtime allies like russia and china, now joined in the sanctions against i
this is not new to us. but, what we said in geneva, we said the same thing in vienna, and we had -- emphasized our position in tehran declaration. we have a stable position. we have announced that within in the framework, within a clear framework and context we are ready for the fuel swap. if the other side wants to have the same agreement, within the same framework, we are ready to do it. our position in geneva is -- and in tehran is the same. so we didn't change our approach. we did not...
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luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to repeal the national health care law and mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac and they want to make the bush tax cuts permanent. those are some of the main facefa facets and president obama is coming on stage right now and we'll hear from him and his national security speech. >> the president, when you recall when he first went before this world stage basically said to folks there that he knows that there are a lot of expectations accompanying my presidency. let's listen in to hear what his second message is before the u.n. general assembly. >> there are also challenges that we s
luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> a wisconsin town is stranded under water. despite the evacuation warnings, dozens of residents choosing to stay in their homes. flooding from last week's heavy rain is pushing the levee to the brink of failure. one resident waited too long and had to be rescued. >> this time we will come and get you in a boat. we want to help them. >> wisconsin and minnesota were doused last week. a south florida bank is open after a dramatic robbery. three armed men at a basic of america strapped explosives and forced him to help in the heist. the crooks made off with more than $100,000. police found the red mustang and they are combing it for clues. the robbers are still at large. >> butting heads with authorities as they try to save individuals from dying in the desert. they illegally left jugs of water for people crossin
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> all right, an update now on the breaking news we're following out of baltimore. johns hopkins says it's restricting access to the main hospital bill this morning because of that shooting that happened. a doctor in critical condition. the gunman now reportedly in police custody following the latest details as we get them in. >>> another emotional day in court in a connecticut courtroom and surveillance video shows jennifer hawke-petit at a local bank taking out $15,000. prosecutors say her family was being held hostage. petit, along with her two daughters were later tortured and killed. yesterday, jurors heard 911 tapes in the deadly home invasion trial, and listen to what the bank manager told operators in a 911 call. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now. who says that her husband and children are
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to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home. >> do you feel your campaigning and your subject dangers the future release of your brother? >> all we do is call for compassion. all we do is call for humanitarianism. the u.n. as a symbol of harmony among nations. we're just asking for them to do the right thing. we appreciate his intervention and to gain sarah's release and we are hoping that things will move forward and move forward quickly. >> even saying, alex, we have been hearing many of the family members' parents would like to meet ahmadinejad as he is here to talk a
to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home....
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used illegal drug. joining me live to talk about this is gill, director of the offense of national drug controlled policy. gill, i want to ask you first, we are saying this report is just released. what is most striking to you? >> the striking part is the increase across all levels, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs and particularly among young people. >> all right, let's look over the numbers here when we talk about what's on the rise. marijuana by 8%. methamphetamine 60%. sedatives up 58% and stimulants 43% and ecstasy at 37%. the rise, though, in methamphetamine, fl%. what can you attribute that to? >> those numbers are smaller numbers. when you do have an increase, of course, the percentage is greater. but there are a couple things that we're looking at one is that in oregon and now most recently in mississippi, they have made pseudo afed rene, we will watch mississippi very closely. >> gill, you have been on record saying you are not surprised by this because of what you ca
used illegal drug. joining me live to talk about this is gill, director of the offense of national drug controlled policy. gill, i want to ask you first, we are saying this report is just released. what is most striking to you? >> the striking part is the increase across all levels, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs and particularly among young people. >> all right, let's look over the numbers here when we talk about what's on the rise. marijuana by 8%....
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tracy potts has more for us now from washington. good morning, tracey. >>> buck up, president obama said in one interview. he's trying to reenergize this party with political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> president obama is telling democrats, ignore polls and pundits played in the parties apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> in interviews, he's even tougher. the president told rolling stone the democrats, quote, sitting on their hands complaining are irresponsible. republicans and even some democrats say beating up the base may backfire. >> you're out there trying to terrify them and put all the scare tactics it there and hope that the fear will drive them to the polls. >> mr. obama is on a four-state swing to drum up support amid a faltering economy. >> i don't think there's one of them -- one specific sector we can place blame on. >> a third of americans do. in a new nbc-"wall street journal" poll, the p
tracy potts has more for us now from washington. good morning, tracey. >>> buck up, president obama said in one interview. he's trying to reenergize this party with political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> president obama is telling democrats, ignore polls and pundits played in the parties apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> in...
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cnbc's anna edwards is with us. >> good to see you, willie. the big story what the fomc had had to say about the state of the economy yesterday. they didn't change interest rates, of course, that was expected and pretty low already. but they did give us an update on how they see things progressing for the u.s. economy including being a little bit more worried about the path of inflation or more specifically deflation falling prices into the future. that's got the markets assuming that we're going to see more quantitative easing so more bond buying by the federal reserve, increasing the size of their balance sheet, trying to push up prices by doing that. the markets are now factoring in we will see some kind of it but even ben bernanke has in the past raised concerns about whether this will work and he's been pretty open about the fact that we're kind of in unchartered territory for central banks and doesn't know what kind of impact this is going to have on the economy. is it going to fulfill two key mandates the fed has both price stability an
cnbc's anna edwards is with us. >> good to see you, willie. the big story what the fomc had had to say about the state of the economy yesterday. they didn't change interest rates, of course, that was expected and pretty low already. but they did give us an update on how they see things progressing for the u.s. economy including being a little bit more worried about the path of inflation or more specifically deflation falling prices into the future. that's got the markets assuming that...
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give us time to see -- >> reagan used to say stay the course. he only lost 26 seats by saying stay the course, hang with me. >> people thought it would be much, much worse. clinton says obama needs to acknowledge people's anger, including many people's disappointment in him. not run away from it. run into it. he said he was happy the other day on cnbc when president obama got confronted by that woman who said she's getting tired of defending him. she said o bobama needs to hear that. >> all that is about empathy. bill clinton was the empathizer in chief, barack obama, even with the question, he gave kind of a long answer. he's not the glad hander, hugging the women, kissing the babies. that's just not who he is. i don't know if bill clinton's be more emp thetic, it's not barack obama and i wonder if it wouldn't look a little inauthentic if he tried it. >> here's what we said to you, john. he all of this is hard stuff given the realities. we have a 9.6 employment rate. it seems as long as that's hanging up there, the rest of this is trying to cut
give us time to see -- >> reagan used to say stay the course. he only lost 26 seats by saying stay the course, hang with me. >> people thought it would be much, much worse. clinton says obama needs to acknowledge people's anger, including many people's disappointment in him. not run away from it. run into it. he said he was happy the other day on cnbc when president obama got confronted by that woman who said she's getting tired of defending him. she said o bobama needs to hear...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> welcome back, everybody. if you have been with us this morning, a breaking news situation coming to us out of miami where the university of miami bank of america there is a robbery and hostage situation going on there as we have been told by reporters on the scene, there was a bank of america branch manager and teller inside that building, but the manager was allowed to go and we're uncertain if the teller still remains inside as a hostage or not. police have been on the scene now for almost four hours. the person inside that they believe was trying to rob this bank, they believe that he had some type of device strapped around him, but we're still following the story to bring you more details. we'll continue to follow it and bring it to you here on msnbc. >>> mare harrowing testimony forensic officials are d
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> welcome back, everybody. if you have been with us this morning, a breaking news situation coming to us out of miami where the university of miami bank of america there is a robbery and hostage situation going on there as we have been told by reporters on the scene, there was a bank of america...
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they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in afghanistan. the president undertook that review, wanted a painstaking look at exactly how those troops were going to be used. they ended up with 30,000. he had an exit strategy. that's something that officials at the pentagon were very much against, according to the book, as well. but then the president telling lindsey graham, of all people, the republican from south carolina, according to the book, i can't lose the whole democratic party. in the context of needing that exit strategy. so there is no shortage, you talked about the holbrooke and biden going at each other. mi
they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in...
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the great depression, saved us from the policies that led us off the cliff the republicans brought and created over 3 million jobs. they want to give $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires. this is not a single mom and pop small business person. the people they want to give tax cuts to are people like glenn beck and sarah palin. so this is a great contrast and we need to drive it home. first of all, less about the politics than the country can afford this. this is the same policies that took the country to the brink of a great depression and these guys want the keys back. so we've got to make this clear to every voter that this is the distinction. as robert reich said, the economy -- no one is satisfied where we are today but we are heading in the right direction. they want to take us back. >> you said, point number two, to point number two, the polls look dire if you look at likely voters. if you look at the registered voters, the polls look tie. how do the democrats in 50 days turn their supporters from registered voters into likely voters? >> well, first of all, we have to wo
the great depression, saved us from the policies that led us off the cliff the republicans brought and created over 3 million jobs. they want to give $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires. this is not a single mom and pop small business person. the people they want to give tax cuts to are people like glenn beck and sarah palin. so this is a great contrast and we need to drive it home. first of all, less about the politics than the country can afford this. this is the same policies that...
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that's not a good thing for us. my guess is she doesn't run, she likes being the leader of the conservative movement. she has a lot of influence in the republican party and she doesn't want to risk diminishing that by failing for the run for the presidency. >> that's a brilliant point, if someone defeats her, her supporters would not be happy with that person. ben webber, tad divine, great to see both of you. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> more worries about the pace of economic recovery after jobless claims rise unexpectedly. >>> trouble on sesame street? oh, a segment featuring katy perry and elmo has been yanked after parents firing off letters about the singer's cleavage. the segment to air on new year's eve ignited a firestorm. wow, looks like my play date well mow has been cut short. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily
that's not a good thing for us. my guess is she doesn't run, she likes being the leader of the conservative movement. she has a lot of influence in the republican party and she doesn't want to risk diminishing that by failing for the run for the presidency. >> that's a brilliant point, if someone defeats her, her supporters would not be happy with that person. ben webber, tad divine, great to see both of you. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> more worries about the pace of...
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he's with us tonight. and we have p.j. o'rourke, a good name to have when you're broadcasting from the emerald island. his book is called "don't vote." is he cheering against the democrats? finally let me finish with a need to get in the car and drive. all that's ahead, but first let's check the "hardball" scoreboards. the latest polls in the tight races around the country. we'll start with the connecticut senate race, where dick blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by just three points. joe sestak is now within five points of toomey. in missouri, a poll by has robin carnahan within striking distance of republican roy blunt. but in new hampshire it's republican ayotte with a 14-point lead over democrat hodes. we'll continue to check the hardball scoreboard each night. >>> joining me is josh marshall, founder and editor of "talking points memo" and joan walsh of salon. let me start with you, josh. this new appeal by the president, the vice president, speaking of talking points, they seem to have them. buck up. >> you know, they'r
he's with us tonight. and we have p.j. o'rourke, a good name to have when you're broadcasting from the emerald island. his book is called "don't vote." is he cheering against the democrats? finally let me finish with a need to get in the car and drive. all that's ahead, but first let's check the "hardball" scoreboards. the latest polls in the tight races around the country. we'll start with the connecticut senate race, where dick blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by just three...
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what is behind us is the problem. it looks so nice and inviting but in the water you have a problem lurking. that's the rip currents. something you can't see, runs parallel to the coast line in the surf line. when you get in that water you feel the tug and we hear about it hundreds and hundreds of times. there we see a hurricane anywhere near the coast line, rescues taking place and of course dangerous swimming conditions. as for today we're talking about dozens of surfers in the water. they were here before the sun was here earlier on this morning and they're taking advantage of 5 to 8, at times 9-foot waves. high tide was three hours ago and they are enjoying themselves for the moment but they are wary. they said early on they were feeling a tug yesterday in the water and expect worse conditions today. you have to think of igor as a massive storm even though it's down to a category you one. it was a category four and that was the damage done, all that energy coming out from the center of igor reaching the shore line
what is behind us is the problem. it looks so nice and inviting but in the water you have a problem lurking. that's the rip currents. something you can't see, runs parallel to the coast line in the surf line. when you get in that water you feel the tug and we hear about it hundreds and hundreds of times. there we see a hurricane anywhere near the coast line, rescues taking place and of course dangerous swimming conditions. as for today we're talking about dozens of surfers in the water. they...
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bob joins us now. also with us, gary zakowsi, founder of tweet my jobs. bob, i will begin with you. how did you get a job? >> well, gary's website. thank you, gary. >> yeah. >> thank you, gary. >> you are welcome. >> tell us how it worked. >> very fortunate. >> how did you find out about it? how did you use it? how did you end up with a job? >> our hr consultant had posted the listing online at tweet my jobs.com and i responded to the ad and began the interview process. >> gary, how does this work? is this like a classified listings that are sent out by way of twitter, effectively? >> well, that's the foundation. basically, we take corporate openings and our model is to take all of the company's openings and distributed them on social media, twitter, facebook and linkedin and target individual job sees by the way of instant messaging notification. >> let's use my tv show as an example it is going well, we are experiencing success, we are hiring some producers. how would we use tweet my jobs to recruit? >> i'm sure nbc and msnbc is active in social media and social media, in general
bob joins us now. also with us, gary zakowsi, founder of tweet my jobs. bob, i will begin with you. how did you get a job? >> well, gary's website. thank you, gary. >> yeah. >> thank you, gary. >> you are welcome. >> tell us how it worked. >> very fortunate. >> how did you find out about it? how did you use it? how did you end up with a job? >> our hr consultant had posted the listing online at tweet my jobs.com and i responded to the ad and began...
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i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. smooth me an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, september 23rd. a lot going on including the mellow white house response to the revelations in bob woodward's books, those revelations we told you about yesterday. >>> plus the only thing better than the man wearing a red spandex body suit is the guy who got picked up by jail by his parents still wearing the red spandex body suit. the greatest perp walk of all time. first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin with a big development in the fight to reform the nation's public schools. "the new york times" reporting this morning that facebook founder and chief executive mark zuckerberg will donate $100 million to the troubled public school system in newark, new jersey. according to "the times" he will announce the gift on "the oprah winfr
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thanks for joining us. had a good time. >>> coming up, one thing both parties can agree about, they both cater to wall street. from regular republicans to clinton democrats, we've got the author of "the great american stick-up." ♪ just one bite opens a world of delight... ♪ ♪ a flavor paradise of delicious fishes ♪ ♪ friskies seafood sensations. ♪ feed the senses. ♪ ♪ hey, now, now, we're going down, down ♪ ♪ and we'll ride the bus there ♪ pay the bus fare ♪ or we find a new reason [ female announcer ] something unexpected to the world of multigrain... taste. ♪ we're going down, down, and we ride the bus there ♪ [ female announcer ] delicious pringles multigrain. ♪ a new way of living [ female announcer ] multigrain pops with pringles. ♪ a new way of living aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal.
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kelly o'donnell is in washington and joins us me to talk about that. maybe this is interesting to point out. it was 1999. she was on the show with bill maher where outlandish things are picked up, and they're looking for ratings, is this going to stick to her campaign? >> we'll see. what she's trying to do is again use humor to dismiss it, to say this is about -- she was talking about something back in her high school days. she was a part of a comedy show, she was a frequent guests on many kinds of television and comedy and news shows as a part of her job advocating for socially conservative issues. now flash forward to 2010. she's saying this is about delaware and the voters there and she's going to focus on issues. so part of her argument is that she says she never intended to be a politician, which is very appealing in the tea party movement because she would have never said all the things getting so much scrutiny now had she had the senate in her plan. tonight she'll appear at a forum with other candidates. her democratic opponent will not be there
kelly o'donnell is in washington and joins us me to talk about that. maybe this is interesting to point out. it was 1999. she was on the show with bill maher where outlandish things are picked up, and they're looking for ratings, is this going to stick to her campaign? >> we'll see. what she's trying to do is again use humor to dismiss it, to say this is about -- she was talking about something back in her high school days. she was a part of a comedy show, she was a frequent guests on...
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he said i used theresa. i used her for the money. i wanted money to go to new york and become a drug dealer. her lawyers say this guy is the real master mind. >> is she prepared to die? >> i spoke to her at the the end of august. she said she had a lot of good she could use. she's become a counselor to other women in prison. she said she understood it could happen and she was prepared for it. but she really wanted to be around for her children and grandson, even if she was in prison. >> did she understand, when you were able to speak with her. did she understand why she is facing the death penalty? i asked that based on the evaluation of her i.q. in her mind, she said she wasn't pulling the trigger, so she didn't think she was wrong. >> theresa lewis is scheduled the to die at 9:00 p.m. by lethal injection. >>> defense secretary robert gates is responding to the book "obama wars." the book details the leadup to the troop surge in afghanistan. secretary gates did not get into details of what he said to bob woodward. but he denied the
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richard lui has been following this for us and, richard, you have new information for us. >> i'll drop that map a little bit later in the show to give people a sex of the context. we have been working the story and looking that sources and we look at all the information coming. what we just have learned from one law enforcement source, i want to stress that, there are claims that this individual has a bomb. this individual is claiming to have a bomb and, two, that this individual wants money and that the bomb squad is there, as well. let me just show you if i have a couple more seconds here what that context is. it started around 8:00 a.m. around this location. this is 9880 southwest 88 street and this is in kendall. now, what happened is he drove, supposedly after apprehending somebody two miles north, two miles and then what we have is the bank of america right here. across the street, we have the university of miami. and my writings not so good. you get a sense, very close, compact area here. starting at this moment, 8:00 a.m. driving two miles north and atm sitting at this location
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with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent an arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many. and of course, what they want to do is they want to cut taxes, cut taxes, repeal the health care bill. the cat's out of the bag. john, is this a good strategy for the midterm, what do you think? >> i think it is and i think that it was there in 1994 and i think that it was very helpful when republicans put out a game plan of what they were going to do. it's good for two reasons. a, it tells the v
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> here is your market wrap. stocks rebounding in a 120-point swing today. the dow jones industrial average climbing 46 points s&p 500 adding five, the nasdaq tacking on nine points. >>> stocks started lower on a larger than expected drop in consumer confidence, but turned after before midday. apple recovering on rumors analysts shot down the rumors saying cook is the heir apparent. boosted by robust pharmacy sales. monsanto plunging 8% on disappoints results. and ireland's spike today on reports that the credit rating might be cut again grew to the growing cost. that's it for cnbc, first in big worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back. the latest kentucky poll shows a tight senate race from rand paul and jack conway. we're jon by the man himself, jack conway thank you for joining us. you've been hit
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police say clementi's two classmates used a webcam to show it. some are now saying they should l-gqlqñ[ñs?1ç# serious. mike tiabbi is live. what else is the governor and others saying at this hour about this? >> reporter: yeah, there's a growing course of voices saying this particular incident should be prosecuted as a hate crime, not just a case of video or cyber bullying. but because of what was said by the two suspects, what was tweeted by one of the two suspects as the video was being streamed. dharun ravi tweeted this. roommate asked for the room till midnight. i went into molly's room and turned on my webcam. i saw him making out with a dude. yay. a reference to a homosexual encounter. right now the charges are only on privacy violation laws. ironically, the terrible accident happened just as this university was embarking on an effort to improve civility in this technological age. >> we don't create safe spaces. we're trying to create an entire campus where everywhere is safe. >> reporter: too late for this gifted 18-year-old student, t
police say clementi's two classmates used a webcam to show it. some are now saying they should l-gqlqñ[ñs?1ç# serious. mike tiabbi is live. what else is the governor and others saying at this hour about this? >> reporter: yeah, there's a growing course of voices saying this particular incident should be prosecuted as a hate crime, not just a case of video or cyber bullying. but because of what was said by the two suspects, what was tweeted by one of the two suspects as the video was...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> rip current warnings have been issued from florida to massachusetts today as hurricane igor churns up the surf along the east coast. in some areas, igor could produce up to ten-foot waves. that hurricane is headed for bermuda, but it is such an intense storm that it poses a serious threat right here to the east coast. the weather channel's eric fisher's in charleston, south carolina, with more on this. let's get a check of the surf right now. all looks so calm, eric. but that can be deceiving. >> reporter: you're right on the money right there. days like today and storms like these really creep up, and can be so dangerous in a sneaky kind of way. you look behind, it looks like a fabulous beach day. we have blue skies, it's warm outside, it's the last sunday of the summer. we've had waves about five to eight
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> rip current warnings have been issued from florida to massachusetts today as hurricane igor churns up the surf along the east coast. in some areas, igor could produce up to ten-foot waves. that hurricane is headed for bermuda, but it is such an intense storm that it poses a serious threat right...
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he joins us to tell us how the president can best help him win the election. >>> lady gaga is trying to get many senators to vote her way. ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ every day, it's getting faster ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. business, meet fun. fun, business. at&t. rethink possible. we need directions to go to... fun, business. pearblossom highway? it's just outside of lancaster. sure, i can download directions for you now. we got it. thank you very much! check it out. i can like, see everything that's going on with the car. here's the gas level. i can check on the oil. i can unlock it from anywhere. i've received a signal there was a crash. some guy just cut me off. i'll get an ambulance to you right away. safely connecting you in ways you never thought possible. onstar. live on. - that's right, cso we've got a list of things you can do to get active. - like jumping jacks. - or how 'bout push-ups?
he joins us to tell us how the president can best help him win the election. >>> lady gaga is trying to get many senators to vote her way. ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ every day, it's getting faster ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. business, meet fun. fun, business. at&t. rethink possible. we need...
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he joins us this hour. and the chairman of the national democratic campaign committee. >>> perfect together? can $100 million save some of the new jersey worst performing schools? details on the big donation ahead. >>> and sarah palin says she's tail one for the team in 2012. the question is, which team is she talking about? the tea party or the gop? >>> good day, i'm nowhera o'donl in for andrea mitchell. big on tax cuts, light on substance. they rolled out the pledge of america today 16 years after newt gingrich unveiled the contract with america leading to a gop takeover of congress. will it work again? gene hardwood is correspondent for cnbc. joins us now. john, here it is, the pledge to america. lots of stuff in this. creating jobs, a full screen, talks about the government size in spending, repeal and replace, health care. what's this missing. >> exactly. the question is here it isn't. the details is paul rankin in the budget committee provided in the road map of america's future where he tackled some
he joins us this hour. and the chairman of the national democratic campaign committee. >>> perfect together? can $100 million save some of the new jersey worst performing schools? details on the big donation ahead. >>> and sarah palin says she's tail one for the team in 2012. the question is, which team is she talking about? the tea party or the gop? >>> good day, i'm nowhera o'donl in for andrea mitchell. big on tax cuts, light on substance. they rolled out the...
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>> if the three of us were to accept as many of us are that the lack of jobs and economic dysfunction is a result of our structure, this is not something you wade out. this is something you have to days and deal with. we have a broken structure. why, peter, do you think our government appears to unwilling to accept the need to deal with it and still have this, we'll just wait this one out attitude? >> the big financial houses have infiltrated the treasury department. the only difference is that we've got from the sixth floor to seventh floor at goldman sachs back down to the sixth floor. they're getting bonuses as big as ever. they're doing municipal workouts that are going to lead to trouble. with regard to china, i know glenn doesn't agree, but we have to do something fundamental about the trade deficit with china if we're going to have enough to mend for what americans make so we can get out of this recession. >> glenn, do you agree that there appears to be at the least, an aspect of denial when it comes to policy action from our government? >> i think it's a different focus. the p
>> if the three of us were to accept as many of us are that the lack of jobs and economic dysfunction is a result of our structure, this is not something you wade out. this is something you have to days and deal with. we have a broken structure. why, peter, do you think our government appears to unwilling to accept the need to deal with it and still have this, we'll just wait this one out attitude? >> the big financial houses have infiltrated the treasury department. the only...
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great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some similarities there. but if you look at the plan that i think is a good start from the -- >> is it different, ernie, is it different from what you did in '94. >> it's different in content. i don't think it's different in principle. the principle being that government should get out of the way to let priority sector work. >> what content's different -- >> dipping into politics. excuse me? >> what content is different? >> well, for example, there was a great concern about the level of law and order in the country. and a crackdown on crime and was a par
great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some...